No, there is a lot of bandaid and epoxy repair in spine surgery still it seems.
The staples come out Tuesday, and I am looking forward to that although they don’t cause any direct discomfort. Anything involving neck muscles makes them grumpy in no time though. Typing for 5 minutes is okay then my arms have to go down.
I’ve always enjoyed swimming and it is a goto exercise for me when needed. The front crawl is my favorite though.. and the rotation may not be there anymore. Have to find a new fav I guess.